Day 1
Arrival to Cairo where our English-speaking representative awaits you to provide assistance until boarding on the hotel.
Day 2
Breakfast and departure in the morning to visit the pyramids of cheops kefren and micerinos with the sphinx (the visit does not include entering the pyramid from inside and for those who want to enter, they can get an entry in the lunch area).
Free afternoon. At night we transfer to the train station to take the sleeping train to Luxor with dinner on board. Spending the night on the train.
Day 3
Breakfast on the train, arrival to Luxor and then departure from the train station to the boat where you will have your lunch.
In afternoon we visit the temples of Karnak and Luxor on the eastern shore of the Nile River. Finally, dinner on board and overnight in Luxor.
Day 4
Breakfast and departure to the western shore of the river to visit the valley of the kings where the tombs of the pharaohs of the modern empire are (three tombs including the tomb of king tutankhamun), after that we visit the temple of the great Queen Hatshepsut followed by the Amazing colossi of memnon.
Lunch on board then navigation to Edfu by passing through the wonderful Esna lock where there is a difference of almost 8 meters of the Nile River. Finally, dinner on board and overnight in Edfu.
Day 5
Breakfast and departure by horse-drawn carriage to the temple of Edfu, the best preserved temple dating back to the Greco-Roman era. The temple was dedicated to the god Hours and still shows its original colors.
Lunch on board. In the afternoon we arrive to Kom ombo to visit the temple of Kom-ombo which was dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the god Haroris (Horus the Little).
Finally, dinner on board, costume party (Egyptian night) and overnight accommodation in Aswan.
Day 6
Breakfast followed by visiting the city of Aswan. We start by the temple of Isis (Philea) which is erected on an island and was transferred by the Unesco, after that we take a look at the Aswan dam that was made by the Russians in the sixties of the last century.
Lunch in the afternoon followed by sailing along the Nile in typical boats called “Feluca” to enjoy the landscape of the Nile and the beatiful sunset. Finally, dinner on board and overnight in Aswan
Day 7
Breakfast then we head towards Abu-simbel temples by bus (280 km south of Aswan).
We have a Free lunch and in the afternoon we transfer to the train station to take the sleeping train to Cairo. Dinner on board and spend the night on the train.
Day 8
Breakfast on the train before arrival to the hotel in Cairo, then the rest of the day is free.
Day 9
Breakfast before transporting you to the airport for your flight back home.
1- 3 nights in Cairo (bed & Breakfast).
2- 2 nights on the train (half board).
3- 4 nights on the Nile cruise boat (Full board).
